Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Regen breaking

[Doug & Terri (dnt]

NO BRAKE LIGHTS?  Never thought of that - wonder how many get to retire early 
because of "rear end accidents"?

Picture this - stand-up comic Steven Wright has a monolog - - -"I wired my 
accelerator to my break lights - when someone is following too closely I punch 
it and disappear - they wonder what happened . . ."

Cheers
DOUG

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From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On 
Behalf Of Hans E. Hansen
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 9:31 AM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Regen breaking

I wouldn't call it severe.  Think of the throttle (rheostat?) as having a 
neutral position, which is part way down.  Push further, it accelerates.  More 
push, more acceleration.  Lift throttle is similar.
Lift a little, gradual decel, etc.

As for the brake light issue, my recent Thanksgiving trip to Portland gave me 
the opposite problem.  I was in stop and go congestion on I-5.
I'd lift to slow, but because the brake lights don't come on, cars behind me 
had no idea that I had started slowing until it became very obvious.  Given the 
congestion and that people tend to follow way too close, I thought this could 
be dangerous, so I "shifted" into regular "drive" (simulating a gas car with an 
auto trans) which forced me to use the brake pedal to slow even slightly.  Thus 
lighting up the brake lights and warning people behind me.

Hans.
On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 10:23 PM Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> 
wrote:
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> So, every time you let off the accelerator pedal, the regen kicks in and it’s 
> that severe?
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> Peter
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> From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> 
> on behalf of Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 9:49:45 AM
> To: PeterGT4
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Regen breaking
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> FWIW, the regen in a Chevy Volt is fairly strong, strong enough that I 
> only use the brake (NOT break) pedal for the final 20 feet or so to 
> come to a complete stop in normal traffic.
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> Hans.
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 11:22 PM Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> 
> wrote:
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> > How much drag does it feel when you lift off the accelerator pedal? Like, 
> > it’s going to come to a complete dead stop very, very quickly?
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> > I wonder if cars like this (I’m talking street cars here, not F1) are 
> > designed for people who left-foot brake. Like maybe not such a dramatic 
> > lift-your-entire-foot-off-of-the-gas-pedal and then jamming on the brake, 
> > but a gentle relaxing on the “gas” and slightly pressing on the brake, 
> > more-or-less at the same time.
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> > As the years pass and the manual transmission disappears off the road, 
> > nearly everyone are driving automatics now and I’ve noticed, especially 
> > with younger, newer drivers that they’re using their left feet for braking. 
> > How can I tell? From the continuous blinking of the brake lights, yet not 
> > noticeable drop in speed as they drive along a busy route. It’s not that 
> > they’re trying to slow down, but only moderate their speed as they go 
> > along. It’s incredibly annoying.
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> > Peter
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> > From: Ferrari 
> > <ferrari-bounces+dino308gt4=hotmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> on behalf 
> > of Stephen Sherman <stephensherman44 [at] gmail.com>
> > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 12:36:22 PM
> > To: PeterGT4
> > Cc: The FerrariList
> > Subject: [Ferrari] Regen breaking
> >
> > I have learned what F1 drivers experience (not to the extent that F1 do) 
> > when the commentators talk regenerative breaking. In my Tesla ( standard 
> > regen ) I normally take my foot off the accelerator and the Tesla 
> > deaccelerates like I am braking. I am not sure if depends on the state of 
> > charge of the battery or the temperature or a combination of the two, but 
> > there is NO or not desernable regen braking. There is a message when I 
> > first start to drive that ‘regen braking is limited ‘, not after I have 
> > experienced full regen braking during my drive then when I take my foot off 
> > the accelerator NO regen. It would be nice to have the message ‘regen 
> > braking limited ‘ on the screen, so I would be braking harder. Just an 
> > observation.
> >
> > Stephen L Sherman
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